Crime & Safety

Teen Girl Dies In Harris County Stabbing; Twin Possible Suspect

The Harris County Sheriff's Office found the girl in Katy and pronounced her dead at the scene.

HOUSTON, TX — A 17-year-old girl died Wednesday morning after being stabbed in West Harris County, and her twin sibling could be a suspect, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

Authorities from the Harris County Sheriff's Office found the girl on the 4100 block of Brown Meadow Court in Katy and pronounced her dead at the scene, Gonzalez said in a tweet.

A possible suspect, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested and is believed to be the victim's twin sibling, Gonzalez said.

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